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    Removing a fuel tank

    I have a 1976 Ericson 27 with a leaking fuel tank. I need to replace it but it is too big for the opening in the lazarette so i have to cut it up and remove in pieces. Before I go drilling and sawing the tank I want to make sure I am not going to explode. The tank is empty and I don't smell much...
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    white ,milky gasoline

    Anyone know what may have caused my gasoline in the tank to become moderately milky white with whispy white strings in it? Can water entry do this? I'm pretty sure I need to drain the tank and clean it out. What's the best way to clean out a plastic gas tank? Evan
  3. Gmilburn

    Lots of Water in Gasoline

    Hi all, This weekend I sent my son to the marina to get a couple gallons of gas to top off my E-29 (Atomic 4) gas tank while gas was cheap. He grabbed a 2 gallon plastic gas container that he thought had a couple of inches of gas already in it, filled it up and we funneled it into the tank...
  4. tenders

    Replacement gasoline tank for Ericson 32?

    My 1991 painted steel fuel tank gave up the ghost today a week before launch...pinhole leak dumped about four gallons of gas into the bilge (and destroyed the shaft seal, another project...certainly a blessing in disguise that it didn't happen at the mooring.) The original tank is 10" high by...
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    Replacing a 1974 Gasoline Tank

    We have a 27 foot Ericson, year 1974. This spring all the gas from the tank leaked into the bilge, creating an extremely dangerous situation. We were able to carefully siphon the gas from the bilge and after cleaning the bildge tested the tank for leaks. The leak appears to be at the bottom of...
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    Gasoline smell after fueling

    This is a situation that has developed only recently. Sea Quest's gas tank is under the cockpit with the filler on the cockpit floor. When I fill the tank, I do it two ways: I had always just poured the gas through a wide mouth funnel...until I noticed the smell. Then I thought maybe the hose...
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    Anyone had problems with ethanol in gasoline?

    My trusty 8hp Mariner outboard, mid-80's model, succumbed to carb damage due to ethanol in the gasoline. The rubber tip on the needle swelled up and wouldn't allow the carb float to drop and allow fuel into the carb bowl. I had the carb rebuilt but nobody could answer the question of is the...
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